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Recent Examples of unilateral
Left unchecked, Washington’s unilateral turn could destabilize the world and undermine its own long-term power.
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
In our system of checks and balances, the president’s unilateral power to grant pardons is a constitutional anomaly.
—Jeffrey Toobin, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
Yes, President Donald Trump did in fact talk about tariffs while campaigning, but nobody foresaw his unilateral declaration of a trade war against America’s friends, foes, and the world’s poorest countries.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
While this is certainly a respected position, the MPA President lacks unilateral authority to modify Transgender Athletic Participation policies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
In our system of checks and balances, the president’s unilateral power to grant pardons is a constitutional anomaly.
—Jeffrey Toobin, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
Yes, President Donald Trump did in fact talk about tariffs while campaigning, but nobody foresaw his unilateral declaration of a trade war against America’s friends, foes, and the world’s poorest countries.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
While this is certainly a respected position, the MPA President lacks unilateral authority to modify Transgender Athletic Participation policies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilateral
Adjective
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This was not a one-man job, so Henrikh Mkhitaryan, aged 36, was asked to help.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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In this reimagining of Bono’s one-man stage show, the U2 frontman pulls back the curtain on a remarkable life and the family, friends and faith that have challenged and sustained him.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The deciding set was even more one-sided with Musetti clearly struggling with an injury, even after getting treatment at 0-3 down.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Edwards was dominated and submitted in the fourth round by Sean Brady in a one-sided main event of a London crowd that was short on action.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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This is especially true for those of you willing to get more vulnerable in the love and personal relationships department.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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With persistence and technical grit, Kairys began producing illustrations that were not only accurate and expressive but deeply personal.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Again the solitary loss here, against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, was understandable, even if the poor performance was not.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Williams was uprooted from his solitary world and transferred to a prison in San Diego County.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (both corporate and individual), tax evasion, tax informants, tax administration, tax policy and legitimate tax planning.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tangible economic benefits of a bachelor’s degree go on and on at the individual level and to society in general.—
Arne Duncan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There’s good reason to think that the two groups eventually traded some key bits of technology here and there, but that exchange wasn’t the one-way street that anthropologists once expected.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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Governments often approach communication as a one-way channel—issuing statements, publishing decisions or posting updates.—
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The pilot was the sole person on the aircraft and died at the scene, according to officials.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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The Sens could barely enter the zone and maintain offensive-zone possession on their sole power-play opportunity of the first period.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The single leans into old-school hip-hop influences, and shows the love that both musicians have for the art form.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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But off-screen, Ramirez — who appears to be single — counts Wahlberg as one of her closest friends.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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“Unilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilateral. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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